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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$20,595 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Nevada. In total, 2,015 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Nevada.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Las Vegas the best value school in Nevada for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $6,607 per year.

UNLV did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list.

Full Nursing at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

Out of the 3 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNR are $6,290 a year.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Nevada - Reno

#3

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Touro University Nevada is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Henderson, Touro University Nevada is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Touro University Nevada are $48,888 per year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 1,502
California 18,329
Washington 3,851
Hawaii 535
Alaska 177

Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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